(Courtesy photo)A BNSF Railway train sits in the Kootenai River after derailing late Wednesday night. The derailment sent at least one car of the 113-car train into the water with the crew temporarily trapped before escaping the engine and sitting on the top before they were rescued.
January 3, 2020
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January 3, 2020 3 a.m.
Rockslide likely caused BNSF derailment
BONNERS FERRY — A rockslide likely caused the derailment of a mile-long BNSF Railway train Wednesday night, sending an engine with its two-person crew plunging into the Kootenai River.